Ryder Cup: Rory McIlroy says he rejected the idea of captaining Team Europe during the 2027 tournament in Ireland
Rory McIlroy overcame a crash at Pinehurst to make a strong start to his Scottish Open title defence
Rory McIlroy said he denied speculation he could be captain at the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor.
Keegan Bradley said he would like to captain Team USA at Bethpage next year after unexpectedly accepting the captaincy when Tiger Woods turned it down. Bradley will be 39 at the time of next year’s event and will be the youngest Ryder Cup captain since Arnold Palmer, 34, was playing captain in 1963.
Asked if it was possible to play and captain in the modern era, McIlroy – who would be 38 by the time of the 2027 Ryder Cup – replied: “No, absolutely not. \ “I was planning Adare, but no, it contains too much work. As needed, I will be a good captain. \ .”
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Makira did not say who touched the theme with him, but he said, “He was mentioned, and I did not depend on, what do you want? \ “If you want to be the best captain you can, you can’t play, and if you want to be the best player, you can’t be a captain.
\ “It’s one of the rider cups, especially what you need to do in the eve of the event and one week of the event.
Keegan Bradley discusses how he looks to approach his new captaincy role for the US at the 2025 Ryder Cup and his determination to win back the Ryder Cup for USA
\”Keegan is the 19th ranked player in the world so he\’s got a great chance of making the team and then, if he does, I think he\’s just going to have to give that captaincy role to one of his vice-captains.\”
Bradley has no captaincy experience and his appointment, which came out of the blue and without any interview process, is a significant departure from the US succession planning which had been put in place by a \”Task Force\” formed in the wake of the defeat at Gleneagles in 2014.
\”It seems quite reactionary in terms of what happened in Rome but I don\’t know,\” said McIlroy, who was told of Bradley\’s appointment by European captain Donald on Sunday evening. Keegan Bradley has been selected as Team USA Captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup. See the best moments from when he was selected to represent Team USA in 2012 and 2014.
“This is a great opportunity for Keegan and from a European perspective, it’s really nice to have that continuity over the years of vice captain becoming captain and then (2014 captain),” said Paul McGinley, who is also a strategic advisor to Bethpage. “Just having all these familiar faces in the room was always a good thing for us. It’s certainly a lot different than what the U.S. has done in the past few years, but time will tell if it’s a good thing.”
Two-time major winner Justin Thomas, who led the Scottish Open with 62 points, argued that Bradley could be captain next year. “The idea is, with (former caddie) John Wood now our manager, I think he’ll have the opportunity to take over a lot of the work from Keegan,” Thomas said.
“I think it opens up whole new opportunities and I don’t think any captain knows the players and the game better than someone who plays against us at the highest level every week.” “I really like this choice and think it’s a change of direction for the better.”
